Women’s Movement and Social Change in India

Author(s)	Dr. Alka Sahoo
Country	India
Abstract	The women’s movement in India stated in 19th century with social reform movement. It was a collective effort to change the status and condition of Indian women. The Patriarchal Indian System made them second class citizen and often called them second gender putting them in inferior position. The present paper focuses on the need of the women’s movement, its phases and its impact on the society as well as adoption of women oriented laws to protect them. It has been found that the women’s movements has played a positive role among women, society and Government towards women’s issues like gender inequality, crime against women, their social, economic, political and legal rights. The women’s movement has brought social change in Indian society by drawing everybody’s attention towards women’ issues and changing the present status of Indian women.
Keywords	Women’s Movement, Gender Inequality, Women’s Organizations, Indian Government, Social Change.
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 1, January-February 2023
Published On	2023-01-30
Cite This	Women’s Movement and Social Change in India - Dr. Alka Sahoo - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 1, January-February 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i01.22590
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i01.22590
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gzwpt6

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